Hey, remember me? Yeah, it has been awhile since my last update. More than 4 months… I think? But but I do have reason(s) for my absence and one of them is growing this little human that I gave birth to 3 months ago. Since I did not managed to write about my second and third trimester update, I hope this post will make up for it!
The final leg of 3rd Trimester (32 Weeks)
Since we (the husband and I) decided that we are going to go back to Sabah to give birth and stay for confinement at my mom’s house, I had to follow up with KK’s O&G Specialist doctor as I was refer as ‘High risk’ pregnant mama due to my fibroid. I was around 32 weeks (baby always measured up a week ahead during his scan) when the doctor gave me the hospital admission date and my elective caesarean date which was supposed to be on the 9th of February. I will be around 37 weeks during that time and I’m already physically and mentally ready for it.
34 Weeks onwards
Ever since I hit the 30 weeks mark, I was having a constant pain carrying my big tummy around. It got worse because the baby’s head is finally settling in at the birth canal and it unfortunately HIT RIGHT on top of the fibroid. I tried to hold the pains thinking that my baby is too young to be born at this time. Unfortunately, it got really bad at 36 weeks.
1st February 2022 (36 Weeks 2 Days)
Today’s the first day of Chinese New Year. We have decided to stay at my mom’s place and skipped going back to the husband’s hometown as we somehow knew that I will be giving birth soon. Since I was having more regular contractions, we decided that it is time to go the hospital. I cannot deliver naturally, so it’s best if I just go and surrender myself – a week ahead of initial schedule.
I checked-in to the hospital on the 1st of February. After tons of probing here and there, the doctor confirmed that I was only having a false contraction but decided to let me stay overnight due to my fibroid and threatened preterm labor. The hospital was extremely packed and I have to sleep at the corridor on my first night LOL what an experience!
2nd February 2022 (36 Weeks 3 days)
Today I finally got a room! More and more mommas are being pushed from the ward to the delivery room so I finally can rest well in a room instead of corridor. However, my pain somehow shoot up from 5/10 to 8/10 level overnight. It’s so hard for me to walk without the feeling like something so huge is pressing into my pelvic bones and birth canal. I’ve talked to the doctor about my pains and they decided to bring forward my surgery date to Friday which is on the 4th February (with hope that there will be an empty slot for me…since the whole OT is packed and my surgery have to be performed by an O&G specialist in daylight due to my risks.)
Since I’m only 36 weeks + 3 along, the doctor prescribed a Dexa injection for me as to help my premature baby who have not reach 37 weeks yet. Gosh, the pain from the 2 shots of injections still traumatised me until now. FYI, I need to get 2 shots of injection within a day, 12 hours apart. But the knowledge of knowing how important these shots for my baby keep me going (and cry a little in my sleep…).
3rd February 2022 (36 Weeks 4 days)
I just had my breakfast and casually drinking my hot milo when the group of O&G doctors ushered in. The big boss (the senior doctor who’s in charge of high risk momma operations) asked me series of questions and I admitted that the pain level has further increased to 9/10. So, she decided that I have to undergo emergency c-section on this day instead and scheduled my operation at 3PM. Since I already had my Dexa shots completed and baby weight is above 2.5kgs (baby was measuring around 2.78kgs based on US) and the doctor decided that I should not wait in pains any longer. *I’ve swear that I silently thanking God during this time*
So, the preparation for operation begin! I have to fast at least for 6 hours and the nurses helped to prep for my surgery. After a round of prayers, updating family members and asking for prayer support, at 2:30PM I was wheeled into the operation theatre. I remembered the doctors and the anesthetist asking about all my tattoos in order for me to remain calm during the anaesthetic procedure. I could score the pain around 7/10 for the procedure, not as bad as Dexa which is 20/10!
On the 3rd of February, at 3:32PM, my baby boy was born (or more likely evicted from my womb) with surprising weight of 3.2kgs which has caused extreme pain to his momma. The nurse show him to me right after he was born and I remember his first cry – like he was so mad being evicted this early lol. We have a little skin to skin moment while the doctors was patching me up.
After about 30 minutes observation, both baby and I are wheeled into the recovery ward and we begins our new journey together. Mine as a new mom and parent. I have to say that the few hours after the major caesarean surgery, I feel quite alright; or maybe I was so high in painkillers that I feel so good lol. Anyways, things went south on the 2nd night when baby start to cry and I don’t know what to do except keep offering him the boobies and checking his diapers. Add that up with no sleep and rest, I was ready to cry on my bed and call for the husband. Luckily, Amenadiel’s jaundice count was low and we went home on the 3rd day post-operation! It’s apparently a must for every caesarean mom to stay extra overnight at the hospital instead of just discharged the next day. I was so ready to go home and pass the baby to his father so I can catch up some sleep and rest! Thankfully the mister stay with us for the whole month while I was in confinement.
I must say that although the birthing experiences was quite swift and easy for me, the process that came afterward; the “mothering” – I was quite struggling. I did not expect that it was so difficult and the transitions is harder than I’ve expected. In fact, I’m still in transition period even after giving birth 3 months ago. I guess that is why motherhood’s phase is very special. I’ve never slept more than 3 hours and constantly tired but my heart is full and content. Ah. *happy sigh*
Thank you for reading. x
